vocals emerge after nearly two minutes . the guitar part played for the remainder of the song features the edge st ##rum ##ming per ##cus ##sive sixteenth notes . the bass and drums continue in regular eighth and sixteenth notes , respectively , while bono ' s vocal performance , in contrast , varies greatly in its tim ##bre , ( " he sighs ; he moans ; he grunt ##s ; he ex ##hale ##s audi ##bly ; he allows his voice to crack " ) as well as timing by his usage of rub ##ato to slightly offset the notes he sings from the beat . this development reaches a climax during the first chorus at the line " burning down love " ( a –
vocals emerge after nearly two minutes. the guitar part played for the remainder of the song features the edge strumming percussive sixteenth notes. the bass and drums continue in regular eighth and sixteenth notes, respectively, while bono's vocal performance, in contrast, varies greatly in its timbre, ( " he sighs ; he moans ; he grunts ; he exhales audibly ; he allows his voice to crack " ) as well as timing by his usage of rubato to slightly offset the notes he sings from the beat. this development reaches a climax during the first chorus at the line " burning down love " ( a –